Origins of the Ludgate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 23Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 28East Midlands 10West Midlands 43East 17London 164South East 74South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ludgates lived in london

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    860 Ludgate Travel & migration records
    3,500 Ludgates found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ludgate

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    What are the most common Ludgate first names?

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    Common jobs for Ludgates

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Ludgates in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    General Servant

    7

    None

    7

    Common male occupations for Ludgates in 1921

    Carman

    27

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Tailor

    12

    Able Seaman

    11

    Clerk

    10

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